Reel Islington brings people together through film.
Committee Members
Peter Devonald is an award-winning screenwriter who has lived locally since 2002. His films have shown in over 80 international festivals and awards include best drama at New York, Super Shorts Finalist, Virgin Media Finalist, winner of the jury prize and Best Film at Wood Green, winner of the Branchage “Cutting Hedge” award and winner of the Kyiv International Film Festival “Molodist” Best Short Film Award.
Ruth Robinson lives in Holloway. She is the Coordinator of the Islington based arts charity Rowan Arts and also practices part time as a psychoanalyst. She is a board member of Creative Islington. Ruth has an interest in the potential of the arts to both regenerate a geographic area and make a difference to individuals’ lives. She has an interest in many art forms including film and belonging to a local film club is a long standing ambition! She has managed several film projects at Rowan Arts.
Andrew McKnight is Chief Executive of the Holloway Neighbourhood Group, a local community development charity which runs a range of projects for people of all ages. He is interested in using community spaces to help bring people closer to the arts. Andrew is also a trustee of the Octopus Community Network and Chair of the national young people’s helpline, Get Connected.
Jamie Bamber is the General Manager of Islington-based charity Rowan Arts and has worked for them since 2009. He graduated from Wimbledon School of Art in 2008 with a degree in Fine Art and his personal interests lie in drawing, photography and oral history. Jamie also sits on the Events Steering Group at St. Luke’s Community Centre in south Islington.
‘Make A Film In A Day’
Feedback from attendees of our events
About the films:
“I enjoyed the passion and honesty from the filmmakers”
“The quality of the films shown is very touching”
“Always like the range and local links”
“Fascinating insight into people’s lives!”
“I like the talent shown and the variety of the subjects”
“celebrating the talents of local children”
“variety and quality”.
About Pedal Power:
“Liked that it was powered by pedal power!”
“Bikes excellent – really got people interested. Variety of films”
“The fact it was powered by cyclists was awesome”
“Innovative idea of Pedal Power”
“Love the cycle power”
“To know that people were cycling hard for our viewing pleasure!”
“The cycles and people interaction was lovely”
Film In A Day:
“I enjoyed everything. I liked working with people who were older than me. It was fun and different”
“Learned the process of filmmaking”
“Have learnt about using camera and also creating mood of film through scene sequence”
“I liked getting advice from experienced filmmakers”
“I liked working in a small group, filming, setting up shots, brainstorming, creative thinking”
“I enjoyed getting hands on experience with the equipment and invaluable advice from professional filmmaker”
